Apricot Clafoutis

During my sojourn in France, I was stunned to see how passionate the French were about their confiture (fruit preserves) making. I would see townspeople with ten-pound bags of apricots and equally large bags of sugar as they marched home to prepare their prized confections. Curious, I thought I would see what all the fuss was about and decided to buy a few apricots to taste them. My taste buds stood at attention and salivated for more of that tart sweet flesh. Then I imagined what it would